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and all the commerce controlled by Christian
merchants, and all the authority held by
manded by Christian captains, and ali tho
universities under the instruction of Christian
professors; Christian kings, Christian presi.
% Christian Common counci % Yet what ssSls ssos
ing out what an upturning! what demoli-
tion! what resurrection must precede this
new apportionment
do not underrate the enemy. Julius Cesar
got his greatest victories by fully estimating
the yattness of his foes and prepared his men
Tor their greatest triumph by, saying: ITO:
horses, 100000 skirmishers, and 800 elephants" I"
do not underrate the vast forces of sin aud
death, but do you know who commands us?
Jehovah Jirah. And the reserve corps behind
| us are all the armies of heaven and earth, with
hurricane and thunderbolt. The good work OF
the worlds redemption is going on every
glorious women on the side OF right as to-day.
Never 70 many good people as now. Dlogenes
has been spoken OF as wise man because he
went with a lantern at MONDAY, saying he was
looking for an honest man. II he mad turned
his lantern toward himself he might have dis
covered a crank. Honest men by the ten
ofSunday school lessons the next generation
all through Christendom are going to be wiser
than any generation since the world stood
housewife with chamois cloth ever polished
silver teaspoon with more ease than Christ
will rub of from this world the tarnish, aud
pIButth ~ UP tlll IL BlOWb llke heaven, ana
then the glorious apportionment for my text
is re'enforced by score OF other.texts. when 1t
says Of Christ "He shall divide the spoil with
the strong"
for Others but before that time shall have
passed up into another existence. and f-shall
get no advantage from that new apportion-
n,snt msnt.m An, you have only driven me to the
alton, and that is that Christ Is going to divide
up heaven in the same way. There are old es.
the possession Of its inhabitants for thousands @
OF years. and they shall remain as they are.
There are old family mansions in heaven filled
will, whole generations of kindIed, and they
from earth have already got their palaces, and
they are pointed out to those newly arrived.
Soon after our getting there we will ask to be
shown the apostolic residences, aud ask where
does Paul live; and John, and shown the pa.
triarchal residences and shall say, "Where
does Abraham live. or Jacob o. and shown the
Huss live, and Rldley?' We willlwant to SEQ
tho bouleyards where the chariots of con-
gnerors roll. viii want to see the gardens
music row, where Handel, and Haydn, aud
Mozart, and Charles Wesley, and Thomas Has
tings, and Bradbury have their homes out of
snatch of an earthly oratorio or hymn trans.
ported with the composer. We VIII want TO
see revival terrace, where Whiteaeld, and
Hettleion, and Paysor, and Rowland Hill, and
Charles Finney, and other giants of soul-reap.
ing are resting from their almost supernatural
labors, their doors thronged with converts Just
arrived; coming to report themselves,
Hut brilliant as the sunset, and like the
leaves for number, are the celestial homes yet
to be awofdcd, when Christ to you, and mill
ions Of others, shall divide the spoil. Wha. do
orchard? There 1t is twelve manner of fruit,
ard fruit every month. Do You want river
scenery Take your choice on the banks Of
the river, in longer. wider, deeper roll than
Danube, or Amazon, or Mississippi II mingled
in one, and emptying into the sea of glass,
mingled with fire. Do You want your kindred
mother without the stair or the ttoop. and your
children In dance OF immortal glee. Do you
want throne? Select II from the million bur.
nithtd elevations. DO YOU want CROWN
PICK II out OF that mountain of diamond cnrO-
nets. Do you want your old church friends Of
earth around you? begin 10 hum an old re-
yiyal tune and they will flock from all quarters
70 revel with you in sacred "Reminiscences. All
the CaTlh for those who are here on earth at the
time Of continental and planetary distribution,
and all the heavens for those who are there.
That heavenly distribution of spolls will be a
surprise to many. Here enters heaven the
soul Of n man, who took up u great deal OF
room In the church on earth, but sacrificed
was evident. He Just crowds through the
shining gate, but 1t Is a very tight squeeze, SO
That the dcorkeeper has to pull hard TO get him
IN, and this man exyects half of heaven for
his share Of trophies, and he would like
monopoly Of all its splendor. and to purchase
lots In the suburbs SO that he could get adyen-
tage from the growth of the city. Well, he
had little grace Of heart, just enough to get
him through, and TO him Is given u second
hand crown which one of the saints wore at
the start, but exchanged for n brighter one as
he went on from glory to glory. Aud he Is
put In an old house once occupied by an angel
who was hurled out of heaven at the time of
Saians rebellion.
Right after him comes soul that makes a
great stir among the celestials, ana the angels
rush TO the scene, each bringing to her daz-
zling coronet. Who Is she2 over what realm
on earth was she queen2 In what great